Attention shoppers: You have barely a month left before the homebuyer tax credit expires. But depending on where you live, you might not want to rush out to buy.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7yzvoSi0AAs" height="1" width="1"/

The market seems to have pulled the rug out from under housing industry hopes for a sustained early recovery.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/YaOVbK7iIoc" height="1" width="1"/

Five more states will receive federal funding to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure, the Obama administration announced Monday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/5p4097VBjpU" height="1" width="1"/

Short sales are the hottest thing going in the distressed-property market, and the trend is expected to get even hotter in coming weeks, when the government starts handing out cash to encourage lenders to close these deals.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-EqS7dmNonY" height="1" width="1"/

With your house almost certainly worth less now than it was three years ago --and with more declines possible -- you may feel stuck in your current place. Stuck, and bummed out.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/0XSX2irj2C0" height="1" width="1"/

The first-time homebuyer tax credit has been extended to cover sales after November 6, 2009 and in contract by April 30, 2010.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/z0G4Z2U9lbg" height="1" width="1"/

Under fire to do more to stop the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration will announce Friday new steps to help the unemployed and those who are "underwater" with a bigger mortgage than their home is worth.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/hG5cLVU2ags" height="1" width="1"/

There's still time to get a 5% mortgage -- but the window is closing.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/2HxqOyRsx3Y" height="1" width="1"/

Bank of America announced Wednesday that it will first look at reducing the loan balances of certain distressed homeowners with subprime or adjustable rate mortgages to make their payments more affordable.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/aRfh1u27iek" height="1" width="1"/

Sales of new homes fell to a record low in February, according to a government report released Wednesday, as the glut of foreclosed homes and a weak economy dampened the housing market.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/j2-EuURZPtg" height="1" width="1"/